Category: Whisteblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program Program Under Department Of Justice Criminal Division Rewards Of Up To 30% Of Forfeitures On August 1, 2024, the United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division launched the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (the Program), to offer whistleblower awards for reports of corporate misconduct. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Cases Work Examples Of Government Fraud Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Prohibited Private citizens and businesses help the government recover billions every year in cases of fraud against the government. The private citizens and businesses assisted the government in recovering these funds by bringing civil lawsuits on behalf of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California Insurance Fraud Whistleblower Cases Whistleblowers Rewarded Attorneys’ Fees And Expense Awards The California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act (“CIFPA”) allows members of the public to file private whistleblower/qui tam suits against anyone who commits insurance fraud in the State of California.  Cal. Ins. Code § 1871.7.  There have […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Knowingly Retained Overpayments For Care  Ten Years Of False Claims Alleged Numerous Whistleblowers To Be Rewarded Private citizens and businesses help the government recover billions every year in cases of fraud against the government. The private citizens and businesses assisted the government in recovering these funds by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Service Provider Allegedly Submitted Improper Costs To Inflate Subsidies  Former Controller To Receive $1.26 Million Reward How Whistleblower Cases Begin Private citizens bring cases in federal courts throughout the country under the False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq, to help the government recoup billions […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Submitted False Rebate Claims Former Employee Blows Whistle How Qui Tam Cases Begin Healthcare fraud is a major type of fraud perpetrated annually in the U.S.  Individuals and insurance companies suffer as a result of this fraud but the biggest loser in dollar terms is the United […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $4 Million Settlement Formerly Employed Physician Blows Whistle How Qui Tam Cases Work Healthcare providers in the U.S., including hospitals and clinics, are subject to a number of statutes to prevent any fraudulent billing under government programs like Medicare and Medicaid.  One important such law is the Anti-Kickback […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Improper Submissions For Payment Physician Blows Whistle How False Claims Cases Work The majority of fraudulent claims submitted to the government for payment arise from the healthcare sector.  Overbilling government health programs like Medicare, Medicaid and the Veterans Administration are major forms of this type of fraud.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Improper Use Of Data As False Claims Act Violation Defendant Allegedly Sold Data Obtained From Government Agencies How False Claims Cases Work Fraud against the government costs taxpayers billions every year and the majority of fraudulent claims submitted to the government for payment arise from the healthcare sector.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER High-Volume Commissions For Referrals Of Unnecessary Tests Alleged Former Lab Manager To Receive $2.86 Million Reward How Qui Tam Cases Work Healthcare providers in the U.S., including hospitals and clinics, are subject to a number of statutes to prevent any fraudulent billing under government programs like Medicare and […]